Words similar to Theory
These are some words which bear similarity to the word 'theory' and are used interchangeably.
hypothesis, thesis, conjecture, supposition, speculation, postulation, postulate, proposition, premise, surmise, assumption, presumption, presupposition, notion, guess, hunch, feeling, suspicion, opinion, view, belief, thinking, thought(s), judgement, contention, principles, ideas, concepts, principled explanations, laws, philosophy, ideology, system of ideas, science.
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The Oxford Dixtionary lists these meanings of the word 'theory'.
(1) a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
"Darwin's theory of evolution"
(2) a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based.
"a theory of education"
(3) an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action.
"my theory would be that the place has been seriously mismanaged"
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